Is Khadse on his way out? BJP chief tells Maha CM to 'handle' issue

June 02, 2016 15:10

BJP chief Amit Shah has reportedly asked Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to "handle" the Eknath Khadse issue "at the earliest", raising speculation that his resignation may be just a matter of time.

Khadse, the senior most minister in the state Cabinet, is embroiled in two major controversies involving a land deal and his cell phone number appearing in the call records of India's most wanted gangster Dawood Ibrahim.

NDTV on Thursday reported that in keeping with the BJP's "zero-tolerance for corruption" policy, party chief Amit Shah, has asked the party's Maharashtra unit for a detailed report on the charges against Khadse.

"It was expected he may resign on Monday, but he didn't. The central BJP is mounting pressure. He will have to give in. There is little room for defiance now," NDTV quoted a senior BJP source as saying.

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